Asia Pop!
Films to make you laugh, cry, and cheer, featuring accidental heroes, rock star kids, dugout underdogs, kind-hearted gangsters, and a true Queen of Hearts.
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ANITA’S LAST CHA-CHA
Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo / Asia Pop! / Philippines / 2013 / comedy, drama, LGBT, romance / 110 mins
Anita's young heart beats a flutter when a beautiful woman moves into her town.ANITA’S LAST CHA-CHA
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 7:55 pmANITA’S LAST CHA-CHA
UltraStar Mission Valley
Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:40 pm
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BARBER’S TALES
Jun Robles Lana / Asia Pop! / Philippines / 2013 / drama, historical / 120 mins
A determined widow takes control of her late husband's barbershop.Preceded by: BINGO!
BARBER’S TALES
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:10 pm
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BLUE BUSTAMANTE
Miko Livelo / Asia Pop! / Philippines / 2013 / comedy, family / 89 mins
A Filipino worker in Japan makes some extra cash as an extra on a Power Rangers knock-off show.BLUE BUSTAMANTE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 2:45 pmBLUE BUSTAMANTE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 5:35 pm
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CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL
Lai Chun-yu / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2013 / romantic comedy / 101 mins
The most beautiful woman in school tries to evade her fate of falling in love with the campus geek.CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL
UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 4:20 pm
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FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS
Yosuke Fujita / Asia Pop! / Germany, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, UK / 2014 / comedy, drama, romance / 110 mins
What could a beautiful photographer possibly want from an ordinary painter like Fuku-chan?FUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 8:10 pmFUKU-CHAN OF FUKUFUKU FLATS
ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 8:00 pm
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GANGSTER PAY DAY
Lee Po-cheung / Asia Pop! / Hong Kong / 2014 / drama, romance, thriller / 97 mins
A most unexpected love triangle develops in a teahouse frequented by gangsters.GANGSTER PAY DAY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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A HARD DAY
Kim Seong-hun / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2014 / thriller / 111 mins
In this devilish thriller, covering up a hit-and-run isn't easy, even for a cop.A HARD DAY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 9:10 pmA HARD DAY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 7:30 pm
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HELLO! JUNICHI
Katsuhito Ishii, Kanoko Kawaguchi, Atsushi Yoshioka / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, family, romance / 90 mins
A rag-tag gaggle of kids form a rock band for a birthday party.HELLO! JUNICHI
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 12:40 pmHELLO! JUNICHI
UltraStar Mission Valley
Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 3:20 pmHELLO! JUNICHI
La Paloma Theatre
Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 1:00 pm
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KANO
Umin Boya / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2014 / drama, historical, sports / 185 mins
Baseball brings together all ethnicities in this inspiring true story of Taiwan under Japanese rule.KANO
UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 6:45 pmKANO
UltraStar Mission Valley
Wed, Nov. 12, 2014 6:40 pm Buy Tickets
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LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL
Daisuke Miura / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, sex / 123 mins
Four women. Four men. Five hours of awkward, anonymous sex.LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL
UltraStar Mission Valley
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 9:25 pmLOVE’S WHIRLPOOL
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 9:00 pm
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MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER
Asia Pop! / martial arts
We could tell you what it is, but then you'd have to meet our flying guillotine.MYSTERY KUNG FU THEATER
UltraStar Mission Valley
Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 9:20 pm
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PARTNERS IN CRIME
Chang Jung-chi / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2014 / drama, thriller / 89 mins
Three high school students investigate a classmate's death, only to fall into a cavern of secrets.PARTNERS IN CRIME
UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 2:25 pm
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QUEEN
Vikas Bahl / Asia Pop! / India / 2014 / comedy, musical, romance / 146 mins
Spurned by her fiancé, Rani flees to Paris, where she finds friendship and dance.QUEEN
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 6:25 pmQUEEN
UltraStar Mission Valley
Tue, Nov. 11, 2014 3:35 pm
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THE RICE BOMBER
Cho Li / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2014 / drama, thriller / 118 mins
True story about a farmer who protests government policy by planting bombs.THE RICE BOMBER
UltraStar Mission Valley
Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 4:00 pm Buy Tickets
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THE ROUND TABLE
Isao Yukisada / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2014 / comedy, drama, family / 113 mins
An eight-year-old daydreamer gets close to some bunnies, scribbles in her notebook, and makes new friends.THE ROUND TABLE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Fri, Nov. 7, 2014 7:00 pmTHE ROUND TABLE
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 6:05 pm
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SHORTS: BUSY YOUNG PSYCHIC + THE POOL MAN
Asia Pop!
Two award-winning tales of young love and their peculiar destinies in Taiwan.In This Program: THE BUSY YOUNG PSYCHIC, THE POOL MAN
SHORTS: BUSY YOUNG PYSCHIC + THE POOL MAN
UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 1:00 pm
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THE TEACHER’S DIARY
Nithiwat Tharatorn / Asia Pop! / Thailand / 2014 / romantic comedy / 108 mins
Though they've never met, two teachers fall in love after reading each other's hand-written lesson plans.THE TEACHER’S DIARY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 9:00 pmTHE TEACHER’S DIARY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Thu, Nov. 13, 2014 8:40 pm
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UNCLE VICTORY
Zhang Meng / Asia Pop! / China / 2014 / comedy, drama, romance, thriller / 105 mins
Fresh out of prison, a gangster tries to reform by opening a kindergarten.UNCLE VICTORY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sat, Nov. 8, 2014 5:55 pmUNCLE VICTORY
UltraStar Mission Valley
Mon, Nov. 10, 2014 6:20 pm
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UZUMASA LIMELIGHT
Ken Ochiai / Asia Pop! / Japan, USA / 2014 / drama, martial arts / 103 mins
Kamiyama is famed for dying in samurai films. A spunky new protege gives his career renewed life.UZUMASA LIMELIGHT
La Paloma Theatre
Sat, Nov. 15, 2014 7:25 pm
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VENUS TALK
Kwon Chil-in / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2014 / comedy, romance / 108 mins
Three middle-aged women hit their peaks by hitting the clubs and hitting on men.VENUS TALK
UltraStar Mission Valley
Sun, Nov. 9, 2014 8:30 pm
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